Good news on the AP front for schools, students, staff

Strong achievement on Advanced Placement (AP) exams is earning GCPS students college credit and gaining recognition for Gwinnett schools. On Thursday, the Georgia Department of Education honored 20 Gwinnett high schools for their work to provide a rigorous education for our students. Peachtree Ridge High School was named one of five AP Champion Award winners for efforts toward making the rigor and opportunity of college-level AP courses available to all students and supporting their success. Students and recent graduates also are earning recognition as AP Scholars for their participation in AP courses and high scores on optional AP exams. And three siblings-turned-teachers from Archer High School have been honored as the top AP educators in the South for 2016. Check out the school honors and learn more about Advanced Placement in GCPS.

Peachtree Ridge High School has been recognized as one of five Georgia high schools named winners of the AP Champion Award. This award recognizes efforts toward eliminating barriers that restrict access to AP, evidence of efforts to ensure AP classes at the school reflect the diversity of the school’s population, the illustration of intentions to build and sustain a positive culture around AP, and creative promotion of AP coursework. As an honoree, the school received $500 to advance its AP program.In terms of AP Honor Schools, several GCPS schools were recognized in more than one category. Archer High, Collins Hill High, Grayson High, and Norcross High, made the list in five of the six categories.

AP Challenge Schools: AP Challenge Schools are schools with enrollments of 900 or fewer students and students testing in four of the core areas (English, math, science, and social studies). · Gwinnett Online CampusAP Access and Support Schools: AP Access and Support Schools are schools with at least 30 percent of their AP exams taken by students who identified themselves as African-American and/or Hispanic, and 30 percent of all AP exams earning scores of 3 or higher. · Archer High School· Berkmar High School· Central Gwinnett High School· Collins Hill High School· Dacula High School· Grayson High School· Norcross High School

AP Merit Schools: AP Merit Schools are schools with at least 20 percent of the student population taking AP exams and at least 50 percent of all AP exams earning scores of 3 or higher.· Archer High School· Brookwood High School· Collins Hill High School· Duluth High School· Grayson High School· Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology· Mill Creek High School· Mountain View High School· Norcross High School· North Gwinnett High School· Parkview High School· Peachtree Ridge High School

AP STEM Achievement Schools: AP STEM Achievement Schools are schools with students testing in at least two AP math courses and two AP science courses, and at least 40 percent of the exam scores on AP math and AP science exams earning scores of 3 or higher.· Archer High School· Brookwood High School· Collins Hill High School· Duluth High School· Grayson High School· Gwinnett Online Campus · Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology· Lanier High School· Mill Creek High School· Mountain View High School· Norcross High School· North Gwinnett High School· Parkview High School· Peachtree Ridge High School· Shiloh High School

AP Humanities Schools: AP Humanities Schools are schools with students testing in all of the following AP courses: at least one ELA course, two social sciences courses, one fine arts course and one world language course.· Archer High School· Brookwood High School· Collins Hill High School· Dacula High School· Duluth High School· Grayson High School· Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology· Lanier High School· Meadowcreek High School· Mill Creek High School· Mountain View High School· Norcross High School· North Gwinnett High School· Parkview High School· Peachtree Ridge High School· South Gwinnett High School